Claudia Porwik

Claudia Porwik is a former professional tennis player. She was born on 14 November 1968 in Coburg, West Germany and played on the WTA tour from 1986 to 1996. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1988 and the semifinals in 1990 and retired with a 195-191 career record, including wins over Gabriela Sabatini and Conchita Martínez.

Claudia Porwik
Country (sports) West Germany
 Germany
Born (1968-11-14) 14 November 1968
Coburg, West Germany
Retired1997
Prize money$702,409
Singles
Career record195-191
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 29 (2 April 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1990)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1982)
US Open3R (1982)
Doubles
Career record157-151
Career titles6 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 24 (25 April 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1989)
French Open3R (1988, 1992, 1993)
WimbledonQF (1988)
US OpenQF (1992)

Fed Cup

Porwik first played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in 1986. She played two singles matches in the Federation Cup, both for Germany in 1990, and won them both. She played her last Fed Cup match in 1995.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 26 April 1987 Taipei Carpet Anne Minter 4–6, 1–6

Doubles 10 (6–4)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II1
Tier III3
Tier IV & V1
Titles by Surface
Hard4
Clay2
Grass0
Carpet0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1 May 1988 Taranto, Italy Clay Andrea Betzner Laura Garrone
Helen Kelesi
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 22 May 1988 European Open, Switzerland Clay Maria Lindström Christiane Jolissaint
Dianne Van Rensburg
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 5 November 1989 Indianapolis, USA Hard Larisa Savchenko Katrina Adams
Lori McNeil
4–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 25 August 1991 Schenectady, New York, USA Hard Rachel McQuillan Nicole Arendt
Shannan McCarthy
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 9 February 1992 Faber Grand Prix, Essen, Germany Carpet Sabine Appelmans Katerina Maleeva
Barbara Rittner
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 16 February 1992 Linz, Austria Hard (i) Raffaella Reggi-Concato Miriam Oremans
Monique Kiene
6–4, 6–2
Winner 7. 29 August 1993 Schenectady, New York, USA Hard Rachel McQuillan Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 8. 17 October 1993 Montpellier, France Carpet Meredith McGrath Janette Husárová
Dominique Monami
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Winner 9. 8 January 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Irina Spîrlea Laurence Courtois
Nancy Feber
6–2, 6–3
Winner 10. 30 September 1995 China Open, Beijing, China Hard Linda Wild Stephanie Rottier
Wang Shi-ting
6–1, 6–0

ITF finals

Singles (3–0)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 25 November 1985 Telford, United Kingdom Hard Nicole Muns-Jagerman 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 3 March 1986 Stockholm, Sweden Clay Petra Tesarová 6–1, 6–0
Winner 3. 24 July 1995 Valladolid, Spain Clay María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (1–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 5 August 1985 Rheda, West Germany Clay Silke Meier Belinda Borneo
Lorrayne Gracie
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 28 October 1985 Peterborough, United Kingdom Hard Wiltrud Probst Regina Rajchrtová
Jana Novotná
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 11 November 1985 Queens, United Kingdom Hard Wiltrud Probst Christina Singer-Bath
Petra Tesarová
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 3 March 1986 Stockholm, Sweden Clay Silke Meier Hana Fukárková
Jana Novotná
4–6, 6–4, 3–6


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